Ham Radio Field Setup on The Ham Radio Labhttps://thehamradiolab.com/tags/ham-radio-field-setup/Recent content in Ham Radio Field Setup on The Ham Radio LabHugoen-usSun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000Why I Bought the Yaesu FTX-1 Optima (And How It Redefines My Field Radio Setup)https://thehamradiolab.com/2025/11/16/ftx-1/Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://thehamradiolab.com/2025/11/16/ftx-1/<p>Every ham knows the feeling. You open your equipment closet, look at a bench full of perfectly functional transceivers, and think: “I need one more.”</p> <p>When I treated myself to an early Christmas gift in the form of the brand-new Yaesu FTX-1 Optima, anyone looking strictly at the specs on paper could easily argue it was redundant in my shack. Between my base station and existing portable rigs, every band and mode was already covered.</p>